While I believe you are mostly correct, a technology that allows for competition is better than one that does not (eg TWTR,FB) Edit added: email is an example.

While I believe you are mostly correct, a technology that allows for competition is better than one that does not (eg TWTR,FB) Edit added: email is an example. Pain in the butt to not be on MSFT, GOOG, etc but at least it’s possible.